dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
nod; inclination of the head
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
riskiness; (level of) danger
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
marking; grading; scoring
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
within; inside of; less than
guardian; protector; patron; parent
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment